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German
Etymology
Teufel + -chen
Noun
Teufelchen n (strong, genitive Teufelchens, plural Teufelchen)
- diminutive of Teufel
- Coordinate term: Engelchen
1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America], page 133:War's ein Zufall oder war es nun ein besonders boshaftes kleines Teufelchen, das mir den Gedanken an Wohlgerüche eingab – ich nahm eine Parfümflasche vom Gestell und bespritzte das lachende Mädel mit einem Schauer Veilchendufts […]- Was it a coincidence, or was there a particularly villainous little imp that put this idea of fragrances in my head – I took a bottle of perfume from the stand and spattered the laughing girl in a violet scented shower
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